Photo: West Ash Fire damage near Chadron State Park last September.(Photo by KCSR-Roxie Graham-Marski)

(CHADRON)-Mike Groenewold with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says that crews are beginning a clean-up project at Chadron State Park, which will continue through the end of February. The project will consist of felling and cutting up trees that were damaged in the West Ash wildfire last August. With the assistance of equipment operators, Games and Parks will be piling the trees and burning them daily as weather permits. No piles will be lit on weekends, but residents of the community may see smoke coming from Chadron State Park due to smoldering piles. For questions, call Chadron State Park at 432-6167.